How to learn to draw, even if you do not believe in his talent

This material - a clear guide for those who in childhood inspired: you have no talent. We will tell you where you can learn how to draw beautifully, that it needs to read and watch and where to draw inspiration.

The draw?

• Pencil. The easiest and most intuitive drawing tool you will need anyway. Even if you want to learn to paint colors, a pencil will you need to create a sketch. Not all pens are the same. Some are designed for drawings, others - to paint, and others - for everyday tasks. Too hard pencils (3H, 4H, and more) it is better not to choose: they are easy to scratch or tear the paper.

• Watercolor. The water-soluble dye is known for its ease, transparency and a wide palette of colors. However, the watercolor paint is difficult: you have to learn to use its properties and a good understanding of how behaves paint on paper. On the other hand, if you put in enough effort, you will learn how to draw one of the most impressive techniques.

• Gouache. This thick matte paint, which is diluted with water. It is perfect for the first steps in painting. Due to the dense texture of gouache dark tones can easily overlap darker. This is very important, because then all the flaws and defects can be corrected. More good news: Gouache is inexpensive.
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• Pastel (dry). These crayons are used to create patterns in soft colors. Due to its texture pastel feathered very easy, allowing you to create beautiful transitions between shades. You should immediately prepare for the fact that the fingers and the table (at least) will be stained with dust and crumbs pastels. Ready pastel drawing easily grease, so the pigments on paper will need to fix the varnish or fixative.

• Markers ( "kopiki"). This relatively unknown tool to most, we asked to speak to the artist-illustrator, teacher Anna Rastorguev. Because she draws it using markers and making it great. It is not a highlighter and a simple markers, namely alcohol markers that due basically do not deform the paper and allow to achieve a smooth transition between the shades.

Manufacturers of these tools a lot, here and Japanese brands, and German, and Chinese, and Korean, and Russian. The price is also different - from 160 to 600 rubles apiece, so even a novice writer can pick up a small set to start.

Palettes of this species markers unusually wide, with an average of 300 colors, so to avoid confusion, you can buy a ready-made set, hand-picked, usually on a particular topic: architecture, nature, manga.

Anna Rastorguyeva, illustrator, teacher

What if I do not know what to draw?

If you do not know what to draw, but really want - copy, rubbings, and repeat for the other. Nothing wrong with that. On the contrary, it is a normal process. Take a picture, which is like, put in front of him and begin.

Well help to videos. In contrast to the advice in the style of "draw a circle, Doris sticks, add the details - you will get a marvelous painting", these records do not lie. You will see how it is created drawing.

Remember: work - is international. Do not be afraid to look at YouTube-channel English-speaking bloggers, even if you do not understand what they say.

Try starting with these channels:

• Proko. An absolute must-have for anyone who wants to learn to draw. The artist is clear, simple, clearly explains the most difficult - how to draw a person. This is the base and foundation, so that the channel is certainly dwell in your bookmarks.

• Mark Crilley. The artist works in a cartoon style, so that those who want to learn how to draw a cute, cute pictures, will find everything you need. Artist shows different techniques and in detail, frame by frame, shows the simplest methods to create spectacular pattern.

• Sycra. The channel will appeal to all who love Japanese cartoons and wants to learn how to draw anime. Video Tutorials reveal the topic inside and out: the structure of body, facial features, costumes and all-all-all.

• bob Ross. Bob Ross - a legend of American television. Perhaps the most inspiring program in the world was created by the man who for 11 years taught people to work wonders on the canvas. You can not understand what Bob says in a soft voice, but it is impossible to resist penetrating into you from the screen the talent of the artist.

In general, the choice of the theme - it is the second fundamental question after the material selection. And there is not necessarily limited to the traditional genres: portrait, still life and landscape. These days, gaining more and more popularity everyday household sketches. Similar pictures to Instagram, artists fluently fix disturbing themes in their notebooks and publish them on social networks, learn together and communicate. The subject of interest can be absolutely any object - from insects to makrosketchey deployed in all the details of travel diaries.

Anna Rastorguyeva, illustrator, teacher

To read, to learn to paint?

"You will be able to draw for 30 days," Mark Kistler. One of the most famous books about painting. As the long-term observation, after reading it and, more importantly, the execution of instructions to draw learned each.

"Discover the artist within" Betty Edwards. Doubters can immediately tell: this book to learn to draw about 2 million people who consider themselves "armless". Those who do not believe in their own power and thinks that all artists know a secret beautiful paintings, say, yes, there is a mystery. It is hidden in this book.

"Sketchbooks that will teach you to draw!", Robin Landa. Since Robin teacher himself, he knows that the best students draw on the pages of textbooks. This is where the imagination is shown on the full! So he created a book in which you can (and should draw). And along the way to learn.

I want to draw, but I do not have time and extra money

The first step can be done without too much investment and effort. Download the app for creativity and start right now.

Tayasui Sketches. One of the most beautiful and simple application with many tools to learn to draw in different techniques.

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Bamboo Paper. The Wacom Company, creating a tablet for drawing, has developed its application for painters. Sketches, drawings and paintings full - this program will need at each stage of learning.

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Zen Brush. This application will help in training, but to the correct creative way. Brush, you can draw the characteristic touches and the finished drawing looks like a work of art from some distant Eastern country.

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The materials dealt with sources of inspiration, too, studied the book, and for the laziest and the application is. Your move - it's time to get to work.

The main thing - to find what is really like. Go for it!

Anna Rastorguyeva, illustrator, teacher